Barque Smokehouse

I went to Barque on Ronces!! I'm so happy this place is close to my work :) It's a smokehouse and they serve up some amazing pulled...everything sandwiches!!! Menu isn't that expensive either :) Read user reviews here! For now, i'll review through pictures :)

(l to r, t to b) cuban corn, pulled chicken salad, smoked trout sandwich, barque burger, pulled chicken sandwich, cutlery on the patio, free cajun popcorn, beef brisket sandwich, lunch menu, tomato gazpacho

299 Roncesvalles Ave
Toronto, ON M6R 2M3
Neighbourhoods: Roncesvalles, High Park

Some ab work outs

So i mentioned in my previous blog post that I recently bought some resistance bands from winners for $10! comes with 3 different bands.. Light, medium and heavy. I tend to use just the medium and heavy ones because the light one seems very thin and i don't feel like i'm working much out :P

I was googling some exercises using these bands and i came across some ab workouts! Basically, i need to study these so i can do these at the gym! I tend to forget what i should do and end up not remembering what i should've done instead.









Click here for a few more exercises!

My Gym Routine

So first things first, I think I'm going to actively try to start blogging again.. Just about anything and everything of course.. I enjoy doing beauty product reviews, restaurant reviews, etc. It'll also be a good way for me to share (with myself) what I've been doing with my life!!

Anyway, recently Julian linked me to a blog called Fat Loss Ninja -- a guy from Toronto writes a series of blog posts about fitness and stuff like that... I've recently started going to the gym again (yay me!) because i need to lose some serious weight!

This blog is interesting -- he talks about Intermittent Fasting. Yes, i know this sounds crazy but i think it'll work! There are two types: 24 Hour Fasts or the 16-8 Fasts (fast for 16 hrs, then eat within 8 hrs, repeat). (more info here). So i thought to myself.. this 16-8 fast shouldn't be that hard.. I never used to eat breakfast (i still don't really), and my first meal of the day would be lunch! The only thing is, he advocates that i should have 3 full meals within that 8 hour time frame.. HMM.... that might be a challenge. I would normally juts eat Lunch and then Dinner. But i think i can pack some extra food to eat at 4.. head to the gym at 6 .. come home for dinner.. yeah that sounds good..

So we'll see how this works out..

My current gym routine at about 3 times a week is:
- 30-40 minutes of cardio at the gym
-30-40 minutes of free weights, barbells and dumbbells.

I used to go to pump classes (les mills!) at goodlife, so i try to remember the different types of exercises with the barbells that is done so i can do them myself. I may need to go to another class or two to refresh my memory! The most I can remember are the squats, working out the triceps and biceps, and yeah.. i think thats about it.. seeing that there aren't too many exercises for the abs with barbells and dumbbells! :)

I also bought a set of resistance bands (theyre like dynabands -- no handles!) so when i come home from the gym, im trying to do another short circuit of workouts at home with these bands. I don't really want to be carrying so much equipment to the gym.

Another interesting thing that i've discovered about myself is that i don't necessarily need headphones at the gym to listen to music or watch TV. I think its too much of a distraction for me and i tend to just "slow down" during the TV program and then i'll run during commercials.. This is no good. Commercials are only 2 minutes long.. at most! i need to run more!!
So instead of listening, i just concentrate on my 30 minute routine... Interval training is key! so in my mind, i break up my 30 minute runs into 3 thirds.

1:00-3:00 - walk at 3.5 and incline at 8.0 or 9.0 (if you run at an incline, it will help you run faster. Incline running/walking also tone your calves i think!)
3:00 - 8 - run at 5.5 or 6.5 and incline at 1.5
8:00-9:00 - run at 7.5 or 8.0 and incline 1.5 (here comes the "sprinting"!)
9:00-10:00 - walk at 3.5 and incline 3.0 or 4.0.. and just cool down a bit...

and then repeat this 3 times till you run for 30 minutes! For me, i don't mind if i run over 30 minutes, as long as i burn at least 300 calories. I know i know... calories on these cardio machines are NOT ACCURATE! (yes, its true!! i think... ) but it gives me a general guideline at least :) It also makes me feel better about myself because after this cardio session, anything i do after should be burning fat... right?

Tales of a Tech Love

The first time I laid eyes on an android phone was when my friends purchased the HTC G1! Yeah!! the pop out screen with keyboard, the ability to move your icons WHEREVER you wanted on your screen?? amazing! i knew i had to get my hands on one of those..

so i bought it:


it was the best phone i've had in awhile!

a year goes by and i decided to get an upgrade!! So i decided to keep the keyboard aspect and landed myself one of these:



another year has gone by and it's becoming slower and slower with the growing number of apps and finally now i have this!!:



i must say, i LOVE ANDROID!!!

i don't think i could ever break up with Android... i'm hopeless! but looking back on this, i can see how my relationship with Android is an everlasting and growing thing..

it's beautiful, really.

Winter Gloves! with Whale Tooth @ The Horseshoe

The xx at Massey Hall (opened with Warpaint)

We Are Scientists

sick concert at the Horseshoe Tavern last night! they started at about 11:10 and didn't finish till about 12:30 and it was wild.. people jumped on stage at the last song...amazing!! i bought a tee from Keith Murray, the lead singer and he's super nice! Great set list too! a good mix of the first, second, and third album...they did play Ghouls though.. not too fond of that song at all :S and normally after i hear it live, i'll start liking the song...but still don't like it!

oh well.. Chris Cain was super cool! i love him! literally stood beside the speaker.. note to self, do not go towards the sides! but luckily i still didn't come out deaf! man, what a great concert.. LOVE small concerts like this!

doesn't anyone stand on their own two feet anymore? or does everyone expect to be spoon fed every minute of their lives?

interesting morning adventure

Holy moly.. crazy morning

1. Leave the house, walked halfway to the bus stop, realized I forgot my headphones

2. Go back home, get my headphones, walk back to the bus stop

3. Realized I forgot ym wallet, so I go back home AGAIN to get it

4. Get on the subway .. and then at PAPE station they announce that thers a personal injury (I bet someone jumped) and they close off pape to st George station.. AAh

5. Get off at pape.. takes me 20 minutes to get OUT of pape station and thers a HUGE crowd just waiting to get on shuttle busses.. so I decide to walk

6. Walked from pape station to castle frank station.... took a nice picture off the bloor bridge over bayview and dvp :)

7. Got on the subway and finally got to work just after 10am lol

8. Now im enjoying a sausage eg mcmuffin (no butter).. :D do I even need to go to the gym today? hahaha

career changes

got myself a ft job :) as a "software professional" aka qa analyst?

first day sucked balls.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

woohooo 2009 was GREAT!!!!!!!! let me do a recap..

- Finished school in May

- went to Cuba with friends in April

- went to Alaska with parents in April

- convocation in june!! received my DEGREE!!!! WOOT!!

- Got my first full time contract job at CIBC Mellon

- Enjoyed many outings with friends as per usual :)

- got to reunite with my cousins after YEARS of not seeing them!

WOW didnt'r ealize how little i did..either that or i just dont remember much of anything lol...

its okay.. i think graduating was probably the biggest accomplishment!!

i hope 2010 brings me something good..aka an IT full time job... -___- or a trip to europe :):)

BYE 2009 HI 2010!

needing

so pretty

Memories

i started watching some of the videos i recorded on my camera when i went to the Metric concert..and it was AMAZING :) brings back memories! it was such a great concert..too bad i was in the upper balcony, otherwise i wouldve been able to score some great photos of Emily Haines up close and personal! as well as record the greatest videos ever!!!

i was in the middle of uploading my video and then i realized there was a blurb saying that this was totally illegal :( BAH

hmmm what else.. i just wanted to say that i'm really happy with my boyfriend :) i have to let it out somewhere and i decided i should maybe put it on a blog for the world to read..although i'm pretty sure i don't get many hits! WIN! but anyway, i just feel that we're both so compatible in so many ways...and that i'm so lucky i was introduced to him... he's THE biggest goofball ever...but i love that about him...even though sometimes i do get tired of his jokes..(haha yes .. i really do)... almost everytime after i think that, i say to myself..."are you crazy? how can you be sick of his jokes? if he didn't make jokes, he'd be your typical, boring, boyfriend" and immediately, i snap out of it and am captured again by his humour. that's whats so different about him. he never stops! and i think thats what keeps us going. its safe to say that for me, every single time i see him.... (yes, EVERY SINGLE TIME), i say to myself.. i love this guy..and i get the BIGGEST smile on my face.. and it's something i can't help either... it's so rare that we get into fights.. i don't even think we've ever gotten into a huge one...but fights happen and we get over it. mind you, some of these fights are because of my stupidity, but he's still there. beside me through thick and thin. I'm really glad we get along so well. he's everything i could ever ask for. i LOVE how i can talk about fashion with this guy and totally understand what i'm talking about. how many boyfriends can you do that with? and i'm not talking about just "oh do you like this shirt?" kind of talk.. we talk about our favorite fashion bloggers and stuff..and this is a huge deal for me because i can't even talk to my girl friends about my favourite bloggers..or the fact that we would both take pictures of ourselves and our outfits and post them on the internet! i kept that secret to myself and him for such a long time because i was scared of what other people would think of me!!.. hahaha ok this is starting to sound lame... the point i'm trying to make is that i'm so happy we have things in common to talk about and that we never run out of things to say to each other. i can be myself 100% with him... i think its safe to say that we treat each other so well with equality.. he lets me pay for things and he lets me do what i want to do.. he doesn't tell me what i can and can't do..he lets me do things i want and he trusts me. i can honestly say that i've never thought about dating another guy or seeing someone else because i'm always comparing these people with him and it really can't get much better than that.. i think our spark just gets brighter and brighter and i'm SO excited to (hopefully) spend the rest of my life with...this is just the beginning and thinking about the future just makes me so happy :) i think this is starting to sound like a creepy psycho profession of love/obsession...its not.. i'm just doing this for fun and step back and just realize what i've got..and i realize that i'm pretty damn lucky.

you mekk me heppy "less than three" kekekekekekkekekke

amazing

!!!@#$!@#$!

i pre ordered teh ps3 slim :):) waiting for it! im so excited!

also bought an ipod touch :):)

so excited for all my new toys to come...that should do the trick to keep myself entertained since i always seem to have free time

fuck if its not school i'm dealing with its soemthing else.. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING IN THE FUCKING WAY. its not YOU who's paying for it.. IT'S ME.

by far the saddest thign i've ever seen, who knew a 50 second video would make me cry so hard.

we love you michael. you'll be with us forever. <3

employed

So...i didn't get the job at Truition...but thats okay.. enjoyed my first week at CIBC ..its alright..not too bad kinda boring now cuz its just training..but imsure i'll pick up soon!! its all good!!!!

R.I.P

Rest in peace Michael Jackson... even though you turned a little crazy near the end of your life, we all still loved you and your music. you inspired MANY and will definitely live on through your music...YOU ROCKED!!!

status update on LIFE

SO.. i guess based on my last real blog post, i still hadnt found a job? well, i've got one now!!! here's the situation, i got the one from CIBC..position is a client and advisor specialist.. i basically follow "instructions" sent from clients (which are other companies) and do what they tell me to with their money..so i help monitor and facilitate their funds and stuff liek that..pensions trades..etc.. i dunno.. FINANCE IS BORING AND CONFUSING..but its a 6 month contract, no benefits, i make about 15k for the 6 months im there....

on the other hand, i just had my 2nd interview with a company called Truition as a Web Usability/QA Analyst. they help build ecommerce websites for such clients as MLB, Sirius, Phillips, NBC, etc....my job is to TEST the website before it goes live.....sounds pretty exciting because they say they're getting more and more busy.. also makes sense.. these days, ecommerce is doing much better than brick-and-mortar stores correct?? its definitely a growing trend right now in the retail industry. ANYWHO this is a permanant full time job..probably with benefits and stuff like that.. so yeah..

i find out today or tmr if i get the job...and first day at cibc is on monday.. :| if i get the truition one, im quitting cibc.. not sure what to tell them or how im going to go about doing it yet.... :S says in the contract that they need a 10 day written notice..... sooo yeah . does email count as written?? LOL...

other than that...not much else going on really... life is beginning :(

my convocation was last week..woot! my brother's was yesterday... WOOT..

sneaking in an EDGEFEST photo :) metric was awesomeeeeeeeee along with the stills, billy talent... dang

WE DONE!

gahhhhh

stressed and easily annoyed

still nothing

damn i shouldn't have came back to my blog for a revisit... just seeing those cuba and alaska pictures make me MISS MY VACATIONS LIKE CRAZYYYYYYY fuck cuba was amazing
and then alaska...was just pure relaxation.. no care in the world!!!!

ugh..its about week 4 of my job hunt... i've had 2 interviews this week...for CIBC Mellon...not exactly what I had planned for myself..but its a 6 month contract and hey! it pays! i do have an interview though this monday for a company called Truition. i hope i get that one instead... :S we'll see what happens i guss..its about time people start callign me back!! UGH i really need money

anyway aside from that miserable life stuff, bbq this weekend!! the first of the summer!! for me at least... well does bbqing burgers for dinner and eating insdie count??? :S nahhhhhhh this weekend's weather is gonna be beautiful.. TODAY is definitely hyping it up for me :)

woot

being unemployed

being unemployed sucks.. i have no one to talk to cuz everyone's at work.. by being employed, i'll have new friends to talk to while i'm working... :( i also make money :(

Status update

HA!. status update... my status is currently SEARCHING FOR A JOB!!! someone help meeeeee! i feel like i've applied to everything.... so my next step is to visit corporate websites!

anyway, i miss travelling.. haha i nkow i didn't go to many places but i miss having something to do!! cuba was amazing!!!!! :D and alaska was just at the other end of the spectrum! SO GORGEOUS!!! gah cuba AND alaska were so breath taking... i mean, things they see EVERYDAY is just so amazing to me!! gah... stupid toronto and zero nature.....

ever since i came back though, i must say, i've been feeling so relaxed (minus the stress from job hunting)..everythings going well!! i like things the way they are.. (minus the no income) LOL.... i hope every one's doing good too!

things i want to do in the summer

OK! time to somewhat plan out some goals for the summer!

• go to yogoberry cuz it looks so delicious
• go to taste of danforth (is that in the summer?)
• get a job
• get my g license
• graduate
• celebrate my birthday (with a bang!)
• watch the boxset for several tv shows (hopefully with someone... anyone??)
  

hahaah ok this list isnt as good as i thouhgt...but the license, job, and yogoberri are pretty solid goals hahaha :)

btw....i'm going to cuba.. what medicine should i bring if my stomach is feeling uneasy?? is that what peptol bismol is for?? are there any PILL substitutes?

almost there!

gah! finished my second exam today!!! just one take home due and my marketing one left to go!!! SO EXCITED..these 4 years went by SO fast and i can honestly say i had a better time in univ than in high school... met much better friends that i can probably call real LIFE friends... :)

on the other hand theres this stupid show on MTV ..reality show ... of course. called College life... and these kids think its gonna be SOO DIFFERENT... maybe it is in the states...but..who nkows... they hype it up so much.. and they look so OLD...!!! *sigh* do i wish i was a freshman again? nahh..well sorta.. :(

us against the world

"if the sun shuts down and decided not to shine no more
i would still have you
if we see the last day and they say we gotta go to war
i'll be fighting with you"
- christina milian

such a good song!

first exam tomorrow! and i am shitting bricks... 2 books.. and i havent even touched the second book :( good thing its open book...but that just means i KNOW i wont be able to finish on time! i better write fast :(

Officially starting the countdown!

28 more days!!!!!

GAh.. I can't believe it. LOL hmm yeah.... all just words. To be honest, this whole "i'm done post-secondary school. i'm done all schooling. been in school for 16 years and now its all over"..... all hasnt hit me yet.. we'll see how this countdown progresses.. and you'll be able to read as i go along..

here's what i predict, im just gonna get angier and more stressed with stupid people...but then i'll shortly realize...it's the last i'll ever have to deal with it... i'm could SLACK off and not study as hard...but knowing me, i'll study just the same, and just slack a little bit. we'll see whata happens

so far, though, i know i have 1 small assigment left, 1 term project due..(a website i'm working on) and a presentation for my year end project... and then exams... not too bad. i think i can do it without too much stress....

all i gotta think about is how excited i will be for my trips!!!

yeah yeah yeahs

everyone also needs yeah yeah yeahs in their lives :)

IT'S BLITZ!!

one of the worst

shiet... so i had an essay due today at 9am.. guess what time i woke up? 9:10am... from a text from jeff.. how did i wake up from a text msg tone that was like .. less than a 1second long... and not to a LOUD LONG BUZZING alarm tone?! did it not go off?? AAH I DUNNO

so i basically rush out.. im on the bus by about 9:15-9:20 (yea i get ready FAST...) and i get downtown by 10:15.... i went to the classroom to see if he was lingering around..he wasnt there :( so my next alternative was to find his office hours and go there... thankfully angela looked up where and when he was teaching next..and THANKFULLY he was teaching a class today at 10-12.. so i rushed over..and here i am now..sitting outside his next classroom.. its 11:03am.. and im waiting for him to call a break so i can slip in and hand it in. and explain that im from his previous class...or wait till 12 and wait till hes done lecturing altogether... UGH..

oh yea... i'm sure most of you know about my giant paper clip hanging on my bag?? well yeah.... i heard it drop at finch station :(:( and i couldnt turn back and look for it.. i couldnt risk it :(:( SO LONG GIANT PAPER CLIP :(:(

fantasies

everyone needs metric in their lives.. new album guy! woot!

just waiting

EFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

of all the times to be sick why now? and this is not the.. coughing, sore throat, runny nose kind...(maybe it'll come later) ..its the body achin, ear aching, head pain, and cold sweats kind.. i swear.. i can feel really hot one minute, and the next im shivering cuz its so cold.. EFFFF need to study for a test and finish 2 assignments by thurs/fri

graduation

on a happier note, I AM GRADUATING...forever!!!! so i THOUGHT that my prof was going to take me back after i graduate, but then he goes and tells me to continue to work until i grad and then the summer RA will take over...uhh..yeah.. so i'm pretty confused .. BUT anyway, i think ken will letme go away for 2 weeks nonetheless....

2 weeks you ask??

welllll i'm for sure going on a trip to either dominican, mexico, or cuba with mike and ryan....thats 100%.. we'd leave may 1st, and come back on the 8th... THEN...... if all goes well and my mom is able to change it, im gonna go on an alaskan cruise on the 10th :):) SOOOOO i'm desperately keeping my fingers crossed..... and you know, i really really wanted to go to europe...but i guess i gotta make sacrifices and i can't get everything i want... so i'm settlign for a trip to somewhere tropical, and then heading north east?? to alaska with my family :) .. two grad trips!!! yayy!!!!!

must not jinx this tho... :) oh man, alaska will be beautifullllll!!!! AAH okay.. i have to stop getting too excited..for now, must look forward to all the TANNING that will happen... YES.. cancer to my skin... COME TO ME!!!!! oh i'm too excited... i need this break... err not even a break cuz its not like i'm going BACK to school..i need these... celebatory trips!!!!:D:D i know my parents will probably spoilme too if i go on this cruise...(actually...maybe not hahaha) but still :) good bonding experience? keep your fingers crossed for meeeee...

25 random things..minus the tagging

1. i love music...usually ones that aren't mainstream of course, but open to all kinds... my favourite bands are probably metric, pinback, the stills and, we are scientists

2. i have really crooked pinkies..but when someone mentions them, i immediately like to hide them cuz i hate them......a lot.

3. i'm a techy

4. i dont really obsess over any celebrities...at all... just gossip :)

5. i like first person shooting video games

6. i have a secret passion for cooking... i love to cook and im almost always tuned into foodtv :)

7. i have a secret passion for fashion... you know, alexander wang, rick owens, (insert more crazy fashion designers here),.... u know.. like erin wasson type fashion.. :)..(LOVE: fashiontoast, lulu, and childhoodflames..you'll know if you know)

8. i watch a TON of tv shows....gossip girl, one tree hill, how i met your mother, jon and kate, the city, 90210, heroes, the office...etc.

9. i've been going to the gym 3 times a week since the beginning of the year (a month HA!) and i'm determined to keep it up :)

10. i LOVE tea!

11. i love strong coffee with 2 milks 2 sugars (cream is fat)

12. ive stopped looking for a full time job because everyone's looking for people to start now. I'm looking to be a business analyst.

13. yes, i still have a job as a research assistant and i might actually be a co-author for a paper that will be published to be in an academic journal or presented at a conference by the professor i'm working for :)

14. i can't wait till i move out of my house to live on my own, or with a friend, or whoever. as long as im out of the house. like, im counting the days till im out of here

15. i LOVE interior design... i LOVE looking at new home magazines for decor ideas... i LOVE walking around ikea for ideas too... i will NEVER be able to recreate it though so my hope is to hire a designer..... HA yea right..but really... i want to.

16. related to the last one, i've got ZERO CREATIVE JUICES in my body. seriously. im the most UNcreative person ever, hence the hiring of a designer for my home

17. i HATE scary movies

18. i HATE cilantro

19. i'm not a picky eater and will eat almost everything

20. i'm a hopeless romantic.... i'll want everything in movies to happen to me. like actually. :) sorry jeff.

21. i give good advice apparently

22. i find it fun to code my assignments with html, sql, and visual basic..(THE BASICS)..

23. i find it fun to do my assignments on graphics programs like Illustrator, photoshop, etc.


25. i just bought a new cellphone, and i can't even use it because its not unlocked yet.. waiting for the unlock code so i can put my SIM card in it to use it.. so my phone is just there, screaming to be used and i can't even use it :(

grad trip

looks like my grad trip dream is close to not happening :'( i really want to go to paris.. im gonna look for someone to go with.. even if its just with my mom... i need to go to europe!!

i found this tour package its like 11 days and its 1750... but every morning you eat breakfast thats included and u saty in hotels!! we also stop in london, paris, venice and rome.... :( oh man i need to go!!!!! someone come with meeeeeeee :(

jackpot

damn i just hit one for sure.. i've discovered the best band in the world...

CocoRosie.. they've got such a different sound its awsome...super mellow for my liking

feeling good

i signed up for the gym agian like i said i would! time to push myself .. im getting fatter.. lol wondering if should start yoga with my mom... but then i'd have to buy accessories and crap.. ugh...

holiday is over

boo....my holiday is over..although i dont start school till thursday, everyone else is starting and i dont have anything to do...well actually i have a paper to write for work -___- .. i'll slwoly work on that... my holiday was good... i was home for like a week altogether in december... it was good!!! now i have to work and SAVE...omg what am i gonna do... --____-

happy 2009!

new years resolutions?? don't really do that.. who actually follows them? but i guess if i had to choose, they'd be:

• exercise and lose weight? (just like everyone else)
  
• eat healthier
• continue to be carefree, not worrying about what other people have to say about me behind my bad
• be a better person
• put the past in the past and live for the future
  
• find a job
• save money for grad trip

merry christmas!!

merry christmas!!! in new jersey right now :)

haven't done any shopping becuase i got here last night at like 1am... and the next day was christmas..so i did family stuff..geoffrey is so adorable..not as much as before LOL but still cute heheheehe i love him! aweeeeeeee what a bad kid tho lol

anywho...let the recession deals begin!!!!

HOME....for now

so i'm back from florida!!! what a blast.. had a great time! not that much shopping but thats okay..it was more of a relaxation trip...weather wasnt SUPER great....not blazing hot..but just the perfect amount of breeziness....we just forced ourselves to go into the pool...lol even though it wasnt SUPER hot.but the sun would peek out ..so its all good... plus, miami was nice and hot also!!! great trip!!

more pictures: http://photobucket.com/amandasfloridapics
**edit** password: amanda
enjoy creeping :D

it was pretty awkward seeing christmas stuff there.. i think we were convinced it wasnt december..lol anyway, home for a few days then off to new jersey..let the shopping THERE begin!!!!! =D and more eating... i gained a lot of holiday pounds.. i know it normal..but still..LOL im so fat hAhahahaa oh welllllll..TRUE TRUE TRUEE TRUE TRUE ... hahahaha what a great vacation.. will definitely go again in the future.. moar people moar moar moar!!!

p.s. my sister's engaged and im the maid of honour... TRUE

FLORIDA BOUND

yeahhhhh!!! finally.. i hate winter i hate snow i hate ice scraping i hate driving in winter i hate the ice i hate the cold

i can taste it..

ugh the end is SO close :(

good thing im confident about this exam..otherwise...the lack of studying wouldve destroyed me

studying on a friday

damn :( exam tmr morning at 9am..that just means a 7am wake up call..ugh

but anyway today's exam was so brutal...literally writing for 3 horus straight.. i probalby wrote liek 5 essays... like sersiouly non stop..and the worst part was everything was SOOO repetitive.. so not only was i writing for 3 horus straight.. i WAS WRITING THE SAME DAMN THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN... ugh.. last few questions i was literally thinkgin "I JUST WANT TO FINSIH I DONT EVEN CARE WHAT IM WRITING" ... ughhh!! after we all left and hung around .. eveyrone pretty much came out of the room looking like they didnt know what hit them... "my hands are dead" or "wtf was that exam all about?" was one of two things that everyone FIRST said lol.... i remember thinking to myself while writing ... "wow im gonna kick the shit out of this prof" cuz there was so much writing.. 8 questions...and i probalby answered like 1.5 pages EACH question.... KILL ME....good thing my next two exams are all MC..... coloring time :) i'd rather read a bunch than write a bunch...

anywho, went to our LAST ITM+lawrence-mike LUNCH TODAY!!! :(( our last official SCHOOl lunch that is...julian will be close by so it'll be okay..awee and last night during our group itm chat... awee brought back a lot of good ryerson memories.. lol like TAN....whom i've never met but seen plenty....and hes disgusting.....and has madd greasy hair...and BOBBY HAAHA who can forget bobby? that fat ass of a jerk...ugh still wanna punch him in the face...and ahh.. mackenzie...who wouldnt let us eat......lol and those pranks that were pulled...well not to omany..but several BIG ones... loll aiya :( good times... makes me realize that these are the guys..my colleagues ...that i'll be in touch with my whole life.. (at least try my best to).. my life long friends :)



picture minus a few...but doing the signature itm pose.....we think? and lawrence is a bad photographer

btw.... i found this while google reading.. OH MY GOD ARENT THESE THE MOST PRECIOUS THINGS EVER?! they LITERALLY look liek this emoticon ---> ^_^ ... like ACTuALLY... when i look at them i can't help but chuckle and smile...SO CUTEEEEE!!!!!! LOVE THEM!!!!!

his name is Genghis Khan and he belongs to Martha Stewart!!! aweee!!... here are his sisters:

^_^ ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

must watch

omggggg this is the sweeetest thign EVER...everyone needs to watch it :):) he even taped yarn to his face!! AAAAAHHH LOLL

i wish my boyfriend would even consider WISHING he could do it for me.. let alone being able to strum a guitar and sing a few lines...

so sweet!!! i'm such a hopeless romantic! these things sweep me off my feet!! aweeee!

p.s. wal-marts are 24 hour!!!!! YIPEEE!! neeeeeedd to go there and just waste time there late at night... love wal-mart!! :)

changes

damn things are changing QUICK.. who wouldve knew that everything was gonna be happening in a matter of days!!! =S some good, some not so good...some of my family's going though kind of a tough time right now :( thanks to those that understand and show care... :) just a couple sentences show me that there are such genuinely nice people out there :) makes me happy! ^_^

im so glad i just have to study for 3 exams right now..first two might be okay... last one SHOULD be easy... keeping my fingers crossed..then im pretty much gone for like half of december!!! that just means one thing.. im gonna be poor as shit for the new year! yeahhhh owned..for me :( meh oh well!.. at least i'll start off the year nice and relaxed and tanned (especially and hopefully that is)

..anyway hopefully she'll stay strong and start off fresh for the new year! i think its not a matter of how many friends you have, but how those friends treat you and how they unconditionally care about you... i know i'll always be there for her :) it just sucks seeing her like this :(

everything always works itself out in the end.. keep your head up.

boo...

aweee matt and natt doesnt have my purple wallet :( guess i'll have to wait for that.. boooo

anywho, completely done all my assignemtns now..all i gotta do is wait to submit them...and start studying..but of course...i've been slacking lol...shopping for gifts....and necessities..hmmm yeahh... watching tv? ... lol well i did read one chapter..thats a start... def wont get anythign done tmr either...lol hmmmm yeahh... i hate studying for marketing..i should start reading something else to keep my mind going... ugh but mhr is so borrrrringggg!!

also, i got my dress in the mail! woo hoo... a little long :S but.. i guess i can work with it.. meh oh wellzzz

i miss my boyfriend

- be studying for mhr, mkt and 729
- be saving money for christmas
- think about what to get for everyone

i don't give a flying fuck

i just dont... the only thing on my mind right now is finishing up these damn assignments!! and exams... -____- and work....aahh stupid ken.. also, this mhr assignment is so annoying.. i have no clue whats going on .. cuz i skipped the last 3 classes haaha..but whatever..he's a dick anyway.. he clearly doesn't know how to teach... ugh.. at least i finished my marketing paper early.... well earlier than expected..so pretty proud of myself..wasnt that hard either... at least i hope i did it right.. hmm

anyway, can't wait till im done exams... then im fucking out of here.. in NICE HOT weather...tanning by the pool side... possibly at the beach.. good shopping... ahahah..

btw, has anyone heard the Leona Lewis version of Snow Patrol's Run?? amazzzingggg
also, the acoustic version of Bloc Party's This Modern Love... ALSO amazingggggg!!!

mmm drop crotch

(http://jakandjil.com/blog/)

what whattttt...drop crotch seems to be the trend right now in the fashion world..how AWESOME do these look on her?? with those excellent heels... i wish i lived in paris sometimes.. or LA... def can't pull those off here....doesn't matter i can't pull them off anyway...

check out camille's version of her pants..she MADE them...ugh how talented :(

(http://childhoodflames.blogspot.com/2008/11/diy-drop-crotch.html)

BAH.. so cool... heres one more from lulu to end it off

(http://luluandyourmom.blogspot.com/)